Craig Hill unseats Commissioner Eddie Sisk in Madison County

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT)-- A triumphant Craig Hill hugged his family Tuesday night at a victory party, taking in the moment he's been waiting for. He prevailed over incumbent Eddie Sisk in Tuesday's runoff election, with no democratic challenger come November. The seat will most likely be his.

"We're so excited. We're extremely excited," he said in an interview after breaking the news to his family and friends.

In a crowded restaurant full of people wearing shirts bearing his name, he said that group is representative of the heartbeat of his campaign.

"I'm so thankful to my family and all my friends who supported this campaign. It's been a hard campaign and we were successful because we had a lot of good people involved," he said. "Our ground game was important. We made a lot of contacts, we made a lot of relationships that paid off today."

"We" is a word Hill tends to use a lot. He owned it Tuesday: "I say we because it's been a we the entire time. It's going to be a commission office that's open and belongs to the people."

He said his next priority would be developing more relationships in the community.

"Making sure we do the maintenance that's expected in our district," he said of his top goals when he gets into office after the November general election.